A Machine Learning Algorithm to Predict Medical Device Recall by the Food and Drug Administration by Victor Barbosa Slivinskis, Isabela Agi Maluli, Joshua Seth Broder

“…Methods: We identified recalled medical devices (RMD) and non-recalled medical devices (NRMD) using the FDA’s website and online database. We constructed an ML algorithm (random forest regressor) that automatically searched Google Trends and PubMed for the RMDs and NRMDs. …”
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Energy-innovation knowledge common connection point management in preventing outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in a University by V. Shcherbak, I. Gryshchenko, L. Ganushchak-Yefimenko, O. Nifatova, V. Bobrovnyk, M. Verhun

“…The purpose of the study is to develop a management system for energy complexes with non-conventional renewable energy sources in the context of preventing a new outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.METHODS: The method of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen was used to conduct energy audits, construct energy profiles of university offices. The cluster analysis was used to perform energy certification of university offices according to the indicators of integral energy efficiency potential and the level of annual specific energy consumption. …”
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Exploring the interactions and driving factors among typical ecological risks based on ecosystem services: A case study in the Sichuan-Yunnan ecological barrier area by Weijie Li, Jinwen Kang, Yong Wang

“…Thus, this paper examined the Sichuan-Yunnan ecological barrier area and constructed an ER characterization method based on the relative loss of ecosystem services, analyzed the dynamic changes of single risk (i.e., soil conservation risk (SC_R), grain production risk (GP_R), carbon storage risk (CS_R), water yield risk (WY_R), habitat quality risk (HQ_R)) and comprehensive risk from 2000 to 2020, and explored the interactions between ER and their driving factors by using correlation analysis, spatial autocorrelation, self-organization method and geo-detector. …”
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The Predictive Factors of Acne Scarring and Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Alamri A, Alzahrani D, Alharbi G, Jan R, Alsubaie LA, Alghamdi A, Abualola AH, Jfri A

“…Statistical analysis was performed using RStudio (R version 4.3.1). We constructed a multivariable, multinomial logistic regression model to assess the independent predictors of four acne complication groups; no scarring/PIH, scarring alone, PIH alone, and acne scarring with PIH.Results: Among 417 analyzed participants, 95 participants had acne scarring (22.8%), 93 participants had PIH alone (22.3%), and 151 participants had both acne scarring with PIH (36.2%), and only 78 participants did not develop scarring or PIH (18.7%). …”
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A Structural Model of Truncated Gaussia princeps Luciferase Elucidating the Crucial Catalytic Function of No.76 Arginine towards Coelenterazine Oxidation. by Nan Wu, Zhi-Chao Xu, Kai-Dong Du, Shen Huang, Naohiro Kobayashi, Yutaka Kuroda, Yan-Hong Bai

“…Moreover, R76, a validated activity-critical amino acid residue, resides in the cavity and forms a stable hydrogen bond with CTZ. Then, we constructed a cluster model to examine the CTZ oxidation pathway in the cavity using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. …”
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TOOLS OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: A POSTCOLONIAL APPROACH by Eldar Veremchuk, Hennadii Vasylchuk

“…Furthermore, the article undertakes an examination of the manner in which these instruments can be employed not solely within the context of business communicative discourse but also as a means of constructing and reinforcing a national concept and cultural unity. …”
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Spatial-temporal distribution and evolution of medical and health talents in China by Lei Zhang, Jie Tang, Qianqian Zhou, Yu Song, Dayong Zhang

“…Methods This research used data from 31 provinces in China to construct a multidimensional index system for measuring the agglomeration level of MHT. …”
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Sinomenine attenuates uremia vascular calcification by miR-143-5p by Fengyi Yu, Zhong Peng, Ning Gao, Zixu Tang, Zihao Liao, Song Zhao, Shuzhu Zhong, Gloria Umwiza, Hong Huang, Wei Long, Zhangxiu He

“…Adenine-induced uremic rats were constructed and administrated with sinomenine. Optical clearing of aortas, alizarin red staining, von Kossa staining, calcification quantification, micro-CT analyses of vascular calcification were performed to analyze calcification in aortas. …”
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Gasdermin D regulates the activation of EGFR in colorectal cancer by Ying Li, Jiayao Chen, Huijun Liang, Qindan Du, Jingjie Shen, Xiaoying Wang

“…Mouse subcutaneous transplantation tumor models were constructed to assess the role of GSDMD in vivo. Intestinal epithelial cell (IEC)-specific knockout of Gsdmd mice (Gsdmd ΔIEC) was used to evaluate the effect of GSDMD on intestinal adenoma formation in AOM-DSS and Apc min/+ mouse models. …”
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‘It's about collaboration’: a whole-systems approach to understanding and promoting movement in Suffolk by A. J. Brinkley, K. M. Cusimano, P. Freeman, R. Southall-Edwards, V. F. Gladwell

“…Results The systems-map is constructed from biological, financial, and psychological individual factors, interpersonal factors, systems partners, built, natural and social environmental factors, and policy and structural factors. …”
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Hydroperiod Influences Tadpole Growth and Development in the Endangered Littlejohn's Tree Frog (Litoria littlejohni) by Nadine Nolan, Matt Hayward, Alex Callen, Kaya Klop‐Toker

“…Their global decline necessitates effective conservation actions to bolster populations across both the larval and adult stages. Constructing man‐made ponds is one action proven to enhance reproduction in pond‐breeding amphibians. …”
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Nurses’ experiences of text-based digital triage at primary healthcare centres in Sweden: a qualitative interview study by Ester Rydell, Ulf Jakobsson, Sigrid Stjernswärd

“…Findings One main theme, “Adapting to a new professional toolbox to triage and give health guidance” was constructed based on three categories which describe the altered professional tools. …”
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Impact of lay health worker programmes on the health outcomes of mother-child pairs of HIV exposed children in Africa: A scoping review. by Kathrin Schmitz, Tariro Jayson Basera, Bonaventure Egbujie, Preethi Mistri, Nireshni Naidoo, Witness Mapanga, Jane Goudge, Majorie Mbule, Fiona Burtt, Esca Scheepers, Jude Igumbor

“…We searched for articles published between January 2008 and July 2018 in seven (7) databases, including: MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Joanna Briggs, The Cochrane Library, EBM reviews and Web of Science. The critical constructs used for the literature search were "lay health worker", "community health worker", "peer mentor", "mentor mother," "Maternal and Child health worker", "HIV positive mothers", "HIV exposed infants" and PMTCT.…”
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Analysis of Sparse Trajectory Features Based on Mobile Device Location for User Group Classification Using Gaussian Mixture Model by Yohei Kakimoto, Yuto Omae, Hirotaka Takahashi

“…We propose a feature extraction method based on a Gaussian mixture model (GMM), which assigns representative points (RPs) by clustering the location data and aggregating user trajectories into these RPs. We then construct three machine learning (ML) models—support vector classifier (SVC), random forest (RF), and deep neural network (DNN)—using the GMM-based features and compare their performance with that of the improved DNN (IDNN), which is an existing feature extraction approach. …”
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Guar gum-modified magnetic palladium nanocatalyst: C–N coupling reaction and STAT3-Mediated breast cancer therapy by Junrui Luan, Xin Dong, Shuwen Zhou

“…FT-IR, FE-SEM, TEM, EDS, and so on are some of the methods applied to evaluate the constructional and physicochemical features of such an unequaled substance. …”
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Clinical Guidelines for Acupotomy Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis by Working Group of Acupotomy Medical Branch of China Association of Chinese Medicine, XIU Zhongbiao, CHEN Changxian, ZHANG Jianxin, LV Yanan, WEI Song, ZHOU Yu, WAN Quanqing, ZENG Weiquan, CHEN Guoqiang, HUANG Huirong, CAI Zhaolian, YAN Guohong, ZHAI Hongye, LIN Huayang, LIU Hong, ZHANG Liangzhi

“…This guideline is clinical problem-oriented through constructing clinical problems, developing literature screening and evidence grading, forming recommendations, inquiring expert opinions, and finally standardizes the diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis and acupotomy treatment protocols, etc. …”
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VP-SFDA: Visual Prompt Source-Free Domain Adaptation for Cross-Modal Medical Image by Yixin Chen, Yan Wang, Zhaoheng Xie

“…Existing SFUDA approaches construct reliable and confident pseudo-labels for target-domain data through denoising methods, thereby guiding the training of the target-domain model. …”
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New insights in the low-temperature-dependent formation of amorphous titania-coated magnetic polydopamine nanocomposites for the adsorption of methylene blue by Jiangqun Zhang, Xingyu Long, Meng Hu, Wanli Wei, Jiangning Gong, Chun Yang, Pinhua Xia, Anping Wang

“…An amorphous TiO2 with a magnetic core-shell-shell structure (Fe3O4@PDA@a-TiO2, denoted as FPaT) was constructed through a series of steps. The studies on the formation mechanism of FPaT indicated that the reaction temperature was the most important parameter affecting crystal structure. …”
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Multidimensional Environmental Drivers of Bamboo Species Richness on Subtropical Islands by Weifeng Zhan, Yanqiu Xie, Xinran Xie, Zujian Chen, Chuanyuan Deng, Hui Huang

“…Furthermore, a partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) was constructed to explore the driving mechanisms underlying bamboo species richness. …”
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Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index: A Promising, Non-Invasive Biomarker for Crohn’s Disease Activity and Severity Assessment by Deng Y, Fu T, Gao D, Zhou J, Nie X, Wang F, Yu Q

“…The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression and multivariate logistic regression identified independent prognostic factors to construct nomograms. Model validation was performed using the Concordance index (C-index), calibration analysis and decision curve analysis (DCA).Results: In this study, 254 patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) were enrolled, including 171 males and 83 females, with ages ranging from 13 to 74. …”
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